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Your Kid: Face Masks & School Image
Your Kid: Face Masks & School
As children go back to school within the next few days and weeks, many families may be faced with difficulty as their child attempts to adjust to wearing a face mask for a longer duration of time. Thankfully, plenty of stores have come out with kid-friendly designs that can make this...
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Back to School Savings: College Edition Image
Back to School Savings: College Edition
It's that time of year again... Many college students are heading back to their respective campuses to begin the Fall semester! Thankfully, Portage Pointe Apartments is a short drive from Kent State University. As many students aren't able to work as many hours as they had during summer, budgets...
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jewish people have traditionally observed this holiday with a 24-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer. Total abstention from food and drink usually begins 30 minutes before sundown and ends after nightfall the following day. Although the fast is required for all healthy adults, it is waived in the case of certain medical conditions. Virtually all Jewish holidays involve a ritual feast, but since Yom Kippur involves...